Rules Summary

Please read this rule summary carefully.SUMMARY OF GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS - Information for all participants

GENERAL INFORMATION:The festival will be held April 11th, 12th, and 13th of 2019 at the KelownaCommunity Theatre, the Rotary Centre for the Arts, and the Forum. The festival often fills up before the official deadline. Please register early. Registration fees are $300.00 per group.All cheques should be made payable to"B.C. Interior Jazz Festival". Registrations are now completed online. Please note the new mailing address for festival registration payments:BC Interior Jazz FestivalPO Box 21111 Orchard ParkKelowna BCV1Y 9N8

The only additional cost incurred for festival participants will be for the Fridayevening Jazz Masters Concert. This evening concert fee (for participants, directors,and chaperones) is only $15, which is half the ticket price for the general public.

OBJECTIVES:The objectives of the festival are to promote the pursuit of musicalexcellence, promote music education (and more specifically, jazz education) inthe schools and community, as well as to provide members of the community (byway of workshops, which are open to everyone, as well as high calibre eveningconcerts) with opportunities to participate in the music educationexperience.

GENERAL REGULATIONS:It is the responsibility of each ensemble director to read the rules andregulations and all pertinent information. The director must be prepared toabide by all the rules and regulations, and registration in the Festival willbe an acknowledgment of that decision. It is the responsibility of eachensemble director to discuss the rules and regulations and all pertinentinformation with all participants in preparation for attending the Festival.

CONDUCT:Adjudicators are asked to advise the Festival Committee if at any time theyare faced with incidents of inappropriate conduct. Problems and violationsbrought to the attention of the Festival Committee (at any time during theFestival) will be dealt with appropriately and if such problems persist, mayresult in disqualification from all awards, invitations and honours.

REGISTRATION:We appreciate your registering in the festival. Please be aware of the fact,however, that we must limit our registration to 75 groups. Groups will beregistered on a first come, first served basis. Groups whose registrations arereceived after the final spot is filled will be put on a waiting list in theorder that their registration is received. As a substantial waiting list hasoccurred throughout the past number of years, we do ask you to register early toavoid disappointment.

CHANGES and CANCELLATIONS:Please notify us as to any changes, particularly with regard to performancecategory. Example: switching from “senior” to “intermediate” jazz band.As a courtesy to those on the waiting list, please notify us immediately ifyou have registered for an adjudicated performance but are unable to attend thefestival. Groups who register for the festival and then do not appear for their performance cause awkward holes in the program. If we are aware of thesecancellations in advance, we can juggle the timetable so that the on-stagecontinuity is not disrupted.

ADJUDICATORS:We always try very hard to employ the services of individuals who displayboth a high level of vocal or instrumental expertise as well as anunderstanding of the needs and sensitivities of student musicians. This year isno exception. Check the website for details and updates.

GUEST ARTISTS:Once again, we will be offering a high quality Friday evening performance atbargain prices for festival participants. Tickets will be offered toparticipating groups at discount prices by way of an email which will be sentout early March. Tickets are sometimes available at the registration desk or atthe theatre door during the Festival, but we cannot guarantee that seats will beavailable at that time.

FINAL SHOWCASE CONCERT:The Saturday evening Showcase Concert is a performance celebrating the manyexcellent Jazz Bands, combos, and choirs from all performance categories in thefestival. Groups will be invited to perform in this concert by the adjudicators as soonas that information becomes available. Since the festival is no longer competitive,groups invited to perform are not considered to have won any category, and maybe featured based on any number of criteria as determined by our adjudicators.Multiple groups from a given category may be invited. Directors: Subs are availablefor your students, so please contact us immediately if you are invited to perform butone or more of your students cannot attend.​